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Great comment by a NY Times reader . . . [View all]
. . . and one that very much reflects what I've been feeling!
Mark 5 hrs ago
Houston
81 years ago next month, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. We did not waste time asking why the Japanese attacked us or who was to blame for not having better defenses.
24 hours after the attack, FDR was standing before Congress asking for a declaration of war. Within 4 hours, he got it.
The GOP intends harm to our country, and they have the means to do it. The relevant question is not how did we get to this point. The relevant question is, what are we going to do to stop them before they can do even more damage?
When we ask that question, we need to be looking at responses within a Pearl Harbor time frame, and not a Merrick Garland timeframe. Having to wait more than two years to stop an enemy is useless.
Houston
81 years ago next month, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. We did not waste time asking why the Japanese attacked us or who was to blame for not having better defenses.
24 hours after the attack, FDR was standing before Congress asking for a declaration of war. Within 4 hours, he got it.
The GOP intends harm to our country, and they have the means to do it. The relevant question is not how did we get to this point. The relevant question is, what are we going to do to stop them before they can do even more damage?
When we ask that question, we need to be looking at responses within a Pearl Harbor time frame, and not a Merrick Garland timeframe. Having to wait more than two years to stop an enemy is useless.
Here's a link to the comment: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/08/opinion/midterms-republicans-election-denialism.html#commentsContainer&permid=121378932
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